PHYS345

This course consitutes a quantative introduction to the astronomy of the sun, earth, and solar system, with an emphasis on the physical principles involved. Includes celestial mechanics, planetary atmospheres and the physics of comets, asteroids and meterorites. NOTE: It is a 4-credit 300 level Ramapo course. It is an elective course for the Ramapo Engineering Physics Major. This course is taught by NJIT faculty at NJIT. Students will attend the lectures on the Ramapo campus through videoconferencing. Ramapo students will pay the regular Ramapo tuition and will register through the Ramapo website just like any other Ramapo course. Two mandatory observing sessions will be held at Rutgers-Newark's Boyden Observatory